Published on December 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Diggers to Pay for Beer – The Defence Department is laying on the cheer by allowing soldiers serving overseas two beers this Christmas – but it’s making them pay, the Northern Territory News reports. One soldier calculates Defence is making a killing. “That works out to be $120 a carton of beer,” the soldier said. [...]
Tags: Accommodation, afghanistan, alcohol, Alex Carter, Cans, Carton, Cheer, christmas, Darwin, Defence Department, Defence Spokesman, Drinks, Mansell, Northern Territory News, Occasions, Public Money, Rsl, Soldier, Two Beers, Welfare Services
Posted in General
Published on December 16, 2010 by Technology Slice
Customs Unaware of Asylum Boat – Customs has confirmed it was not monitoring a doomed boat packed with asylum seekers which was wrecked on rocks on Christmas Island yesterday morning. Western Australian police received two triple-0 calls for help as the boat – which authorities say was carrying up to 100 asylum seekers – foundered [...]
Tags: Aedt, asylum seekers, Authorities, Border Protection, christmas, christmas island, Customs, Flying Fish, Flying Fish Cove, Heavy Seas, Island Time, Little Hope, Onlookers, Perth, rocks, Visual Sighting, Western Australian Police, Wreckage, Yesterday Morning
Posted in General
Published on December 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
Vodafone Network Issues – Vodafone customers have had a horrid run into Christmas with thousands experiencing dropped calls, reception issues and poor data performance over the past two months. The telco’s network is buckling under the load of the busiest time of the year and this has been compounded by technical issues which have prevented [...]
Tags: Advertisement, Australian Communications, Ceo, Chief Technology Officer, christmas, Corbin, Customer Service, Distinct Problems, Emergency Services, Future Technology, Mobile Phones, Network Vodafone, Phone Interview, Self Regulation, Telco, vodafone, Vodafone Customers
Posted in Mobile Phones
Published on December 8, 2010 by Technology Slice
Tanya Shannon Missing – Tanya Shannon, a Chicago mother of four children, disappeared on Sunday night after her car crashed, which left her husband dead, according to ABC News. A large-scale manhunt is being conducted to find Shannon after authorities found the wreck on the side of the road. Her husband was found dead in [...]
Tags: Abc News, Authorities, Chicago Tribune, christmas, Company Christmas Party, County Sheriff, Donna Baker, Good Tidings, Hospitals, Large Scale, Lasalle County, Manhunt, Roadway, Saturday Night, Shannon, Sister Donna, Tanya, Templeton, Traffic
Posted in General
Published on November 23, 2010 by Technology Slice
XFactor Australia 2010 – Altiyan Childs, last night’s winner of Australia’s X Factor, has released his debut single already through Bandit.fm. ‘Somewhere In The World’ became available at 10pm last night, just after Childs was announced as the winner of this year’s show. A video will be filmed this week and available from December 3. [...]
Tags: Bandit, Ceo, Channel 7, christmas, Christmas Australia, Courage, Debut Album, Denis Handlin, Fremantlemedia, Incredible Journey, Sony, X Factor, Xfactor Australia
Posted in Entertainment
No Comments